<p>Hyperkalemia = EKG… EKG changes = Calcium… Step 1: Recheck the Potassium Most common cause of hyperkalemia is PSEUDOhyperkalemia Caused by too aggressive/fast of a blood draw Causes RBCs to break open and falsely increase serum potassium Step 2: Get an EKG Earliest EKG change Peaked T waves Late EKG changes Flattened P wave Prolonged […]</p>

Hyperkalemia = EKG… EKG changes = Calcium… Step 1: Recheck the Potassium Most common cause of hyperkalemia is PSEUDOhyperkalemia Caused by too aggressive/fast of a blood draw Causes RBCs to break open and falsely increase serum potassium Step 2: Get an EKG Earliest EKG change Peaked T waves Late EKG changes Flattened P wave Prolonged […]

Hyperkalemia

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Hyperkalemia

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